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Highmark SportsWorks®

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Overview

Pittsburgh. Many would agree that there isn't a bigger sports town around, and Pittsburghers nurture their young to embrace that proud legacy. But did you know that a passion for sports can be used as a gateway to talk about the topics of physics, anatomy, biology, and even chemistry?

That's the whole idea behind Carnegie Science Center's Highmark SportsWorks®: to inspire learning and curiosity by uniting the experience of sports for every age level with the laws of science that control sports.

Become a human yo-yo at the new You-Yo, an exhibit that demonstrates the principle of potential and kinetic energy by whisking visitors high in the air, up and back down-and then up again by pulling on cable-tethered handles.

Scale a 25-foot Rock Wall.

Get fastened into a bungee harness and do some high-flying tricks on Bounce.

Pedal a unicycle high above the exhibit gallery on High Cycle.

Sports Challenge gives visitors a chance to be part of the game.

Compare your time against that of Olympic silver medalist and local track star Lauryn Williams in Olympic Sprint.

Test your reaction speed against an ice hockey goalie at Reaction Time Hockey.

See just how fast your fastball is in a Pitching Cage with radar.

Adjust your center of gravity to 'hang ten' on Skateboard Stability.

SportsWorks® is a registered trademark of Carnegie Science Center. Highmark® is a registered trademark of Highmark Inc.